Let me state what is probably very obvious by now – lions are definitely superior (physically) to us! Indeed, this lion can effortlessly kill us in a matter of seconds. What’s more, we were absolutely defenceless.

So, what is that Lion afraid of?

Just to clear a possible suspicion, in advance – no humans have behaved badly with these lions before. In fact, I know the owner and he is unquestionably passionate about animals.

When is he interacting with the Lions, he carries no weapons for his defence (even though it is very risky)!

Therefore, the Lion’s fear does not stem from any sort of previous abuse but rather since they were very little, they have only been raised in the company of humans (almost since they were born)!

That's why, these Lions treat humans as superior to themselves. However, not every Lion is like this – it also depends on their personality!

For example, this Lion is probably thinking about its next meal!

This Lion sure ‘likes’ me

Coming back to that shocking photo we were discussing earlier – it is not unreasonable to assume that the scared Lion perhaps had a ‘belief’ when growing up and this ‘belief’ has stuck throughout his adult years.

Even though, the situation is possibly completely different now. The Lion has grown up, and is now much stronger than a human. But it still feels inferior.

The same situation may also happen to us. Just like the Lion, we can achieve much more than what we think we can.

You’ve probably heard of the saying, “Your true potential is much more than what you think.”

What Is Truly Stopping Us?

It is our “self-limiting” beliefs that was formed sometime in our past.

Numerous researchers have found that we act within the quadrants of our beliefs. If there are any contradictions, we go out of our way to rectify the inconsistencies and in turn, comply with our beliefs.

This is why it is important for us to review our beliefs and eliminate those that are limiting our ability to reach our full potential.

This is the answer to the question I posed in the beginning of the article…

Even having one self-limiting belief is like driving the car with the hand brake on. We may have many great ideas and perceptions, but even ONE self-limiting belief is enough to hinder our achievement.

Now, let’s investigate these questions:

•What beliefs do you have?

•How were they formed?

•Where did they come from?

A Few Facts About Our Beliefs:

a.By the time we reach adulthood, our belief systems are already formed.

b.Even though we can alter our views, our belief system is quite steady.

As psychologist Peter Halligan (Cardiff University, UK) said:

This means to go to great lengths to reject something that contradicts our position. For example, we might seek further information to confirm something that we already believe in. This phenomenon is called ‘Confirmation Bias’ and is common to all.

How Are Our Beliefs Formed?

In order to understand how we form our beliefs; we must reflect on our childhood.

A Neuroscientist from George Mason University (USA), Frank Krueger had said,

When we are growing up, the people closest to us will inspire our beliefs. This serves two purposes:

•It is the fastest way to learn about the world (as opposed to exploring and learning everything by ourselves)!

•It allows us to be social, have friends and interact with fellow members of the community.

While adapting to a belief system of a particular environment, it allows you to be a member of that particular community. However, it does not prepare you to be a leader of that community.

Many of the beliefs that we imbibe as children allow us to be nice people, but they don't necessarily prepare us to be successful.

Update Your Beliefs

It is therefore, necessary to review our beliefs and update those that require modifications (just like your phone needs to be updated with new software from time to time)!

Keep these questions at the back of your mind while you review your beliefs:

“Why haven’t I achieved my major dreams by now?”

“What has hampered me?”

Think about the beliefs that were formed when you were a child – do these need to be updated or are they still relevant?

Just to put it out there – it is completely normal for us to have some self-limiting beliefs. Everyone has them.

For example, 46.4% of Britain believes in the statement: “My body, or part of my body, is misshapen or ugly.”

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